Exchange's Core Components

In This Chapter

Exchange Architecture

Addressing with Exchange 2000

Active Directory Users and Computers

Tools

Troubleshooting

Exchange Architecture

Exchange 2000 is a pivotal release that shapes the future direction of
Microsoft and third-party products. It's pivotal in the sense that it is
the first application designed to be completely integrated with, while fully
taking advantage of the power of Windows 2000 Active Directory. Exchange 2000 is
an excellent platform for the development of sophisticated collaboration and
messaging systems. Architectural changes bring Exchange into the future, growing
with the technological requirements of today's fast-paced, Internet-savvy
businesses.

Using customer feedback to compile a list of product requirements, three main
design goals were assembled to direct the Exchange Server product team in the
development of Exchange 2000 Server. This chapter starts with a high-level
overview of these design goals, progresses through the details of the new
architectural features, and finishes with a couple of the new tools for Exchange
2000.